Submission of proposals
Download 1.78 Mb.
|
- Navigate this page:
- A02-094 TITLE
- A02-095 TITLE
- A02-096 TITLE
- A02-097 TITLE
A02-093 TITLE: Early Warning Detection of Computer Network Attacks Against Mobile Networks TECHNOLOGY AREAS: Information Systems ACQUISITION PROGRAM: PEO, C3s, Force XXI Integration Office OBJECTIVE: Perform research into an Early Warning capability to detect computer network attacks against mobile networks. This Early Warning feature would be extremely useful in both the commercial and military worlds. Note that it is anticipated that the security solutions formulated would also be extremely beneficial in the Homeland Defense application by protecting critical computer network infrastructures. DESCRIPTION: In both the commercial world and military world computer network attacks are being recognized as a major problem. It is vital to protect mobile networks from hacker and foreign power threats. There are a number of commercially available Intrusion Detection products that provide alerts once an intrusion has taken place and damage has probably occurred. However, there is a dearth of products that would provide an alert of an intended attack, before the attack actually takes place and causes damage. This research will investigate new and innovative approaches for security solutions for Early Warning Detection of computer network attacks against mobile networks. PHASE I: Perform a study of possible security solutions to the problem of Early Warning detection of computer network attacks against mobile networks. A set of alternative solutions would then be presented to the government. The contractor and the government would then make a joint decision on the most promising techniques to pursue in Phase II. PHASE II: The most promising techniques emerging from the Phase I effort would be further developed and modeled. A performance description or specification would be developed. A prototype software working model will be delivered. PHASE III: A broad range of military and commercial uses are available. Military use would include security solutions for Army and other services' tactical mobile networks. Commercial uses would include such diverse industries as banking, electric power utilities, water utilities, telephone systems, police and other emergency personnel etc. Note that it is anticipated that the security solutions formulated would also be extremely beneficial in the Homeland Defense application by protecting critical computer network infrastructures. REFERENCES: 1) "Intrusion Detection - An Introduction to Internet Surveillance, Correlation, Trace Back, Traps, and Response." by Edward Amoroso Intrusion.Net Books, 1999. 2) "Attackers Placed at Scene of Crime Before They Arrive" Signal magazine, December 2001, pages 27-29. KEYWORDS: Computer Network Attacks, Intrusion Detection, Early Warning Detection A02-094 TITLE: Dual Function Radio for Wireless Local Area Network (LAN) and Bluetooth TECHNOLOGY AREAS: Information Systems ACQUISITION PROGRAM: PM, Warrior Information Network -Tactical OBJECTIVE: The primary objective of this research is an analysis of a dual function chipset that would employ both Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) and Bluetooth in one integrated device, and the development a dual mode Bluetooth/WLAN radio node that guarantees connectivity and operation in all proposed military environments. The device would require the intelligence to know when to communicate (on-demand) to a WLAN or Bluetooth network with no operator intervention with the obvious criteria of operating collocated with no concern of interference and its detrimental effects on communications. The device would also be capable of coordinating and transferring information from a WLAN network to a Bluetooth network. WLAN/ Bluetooth technology also provides for the rapid setup and teardown of deployed tactical communication networks and this capability could be of aid greatly in times of national emergency when the commercial network infrastructure has been damaged. DESCRIPTION: Currently, there are on-going efforts within CECOM for Army applications of WLAN and Bluetooth for wireless networking of soldier personal area devices, sensor networks, communications between Tactical Operations Centers and lower to upper echelon battlefield networks. As both technologies are under development for multiple Army applications, there exists the possibility for collocated operations, as well as the need to transfer information from Bluetooth networks to WLAN and vise versa. The current standards for Bluetooth (spec. 1.1) and WLAN (802.11b and 802.11g) have both technologies operating in the 2.4GHz Un-licensed ISM band. Studies and research within the wireless industry has proven the existence of severe interference between the two technologies especially when collocated within 2 meters of one another. Currently there are efforts within the wireless industry to deal with the interference issues for commercial application, including adaptive frequency allocation within the ISM band, interference sensing protocols and dual mode operation devices. A dual function radio (DFR) would provide point–to-point connectivity for dismounted soldiers to both WLAN and Bluetooth networks. The devices would be used primarily as an information gathering or information transfer node. Application examples include communications between the warfighter and a Tactical Operations Center, gathering information from a battlefield sensor network or transferring situational awareness (SA) data between two or more soldiers. A dual function radio for Bluetooth and WLAN would be beneficial for future soldier platforms like Land Warrior and Objective Force Warrior who’s already considering applications for both technologies. PHASE I: Research methods and criteria for developing the DFR devices. Identify potential Army applications. Study the effects of potential interference between the two technologies. Develop the technical specifications for the DFR devices. PHASE II: Develop the protocol to exchange data between the WLAN and Bluetooth networks. Design, develop and demonstrate prototype DFR as applied to identified Army applications. Develop prototype devices to demonstrate DFR operation and the advantage provided to the warfighter. PHASE III: The DFR can be used in both military and commercial applications where both WLAN and Bluetooth are being utilized. Deployable wireless networks sites can be quickly setup and torn down for disaster and recovery efforts, remote surveillance activities, building security, border and airport patrols and law enforcement and military checkpoints. This technology is directly applicable to communication systems for Homeland Security where a high bandwidth reliable wireless network needs to be quickly deployed. REFERENCES: 1) http://www.mobilian.com/whitepaper_frame.htm 2) http://www.palowireless.com/i802_11/ 3) http://www.palowireless.com/bluetooth/ 4) http://www.bluetooth.com/ 5) Data over wireless networks, Gerbert Held, 1999 KEYWORDS: Dual function chipset; Rapid deployment; interference; Un-licensed ISM band A02-095 TITLE: Distributed Uncooled Infrared Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) with Information Fusion TECHNOLOGY AREAS: Sensors OBJECTIVE: To develop a system for building in real time an "integrated picture" of a limited area of the battlefield from multiple mobile or fixed sensors, coordinating sensor placement and movement and transmitting significant images to the appropriate Command and Control elements. This integration must be based on light, portable, uncooled infrared technology but can also incorporate cues from visible CMOS sensors, sound, active sensing and novel techniques for using IR tripwires to trigger NIR Illuminators for visible cameras. Verbal intelligence data from soldiers and database queries may also be incorporated. Respondents are encouraged to use creativity suggesting supplementary sensing channels. DESCRIPTION: Within recent years advances in uncooled infrared, CMOS sensors and IR Illuminators have made these less expensive, portable devices viable for use by groups of individual soldiers, unmanned vehicles or unattended ground sensors. Also, developments in data fusion (either through soft computing or Bayesian methods) have increased the ability to combine multiple data representations (both numerical and verbal or symbolic) into coherent structures for decision making. Finally, research into agents or "swarm intelligence" has created methods for integrating the information from and coordinating the activities of multiple, mobile actors or sensors. However, as yet no system has fully utilized these recent advances for the express purpose of aiding relatively small scale night reconnaissance and warfare by dispersed groups. The innovation here over previous work would result from the incorporation into a single affordable system not only numeric sensor data fusion, but situational and verbal information (i.e., database and firsthand human intelligence) along with intelligent agent and control technology (for coordination), all focused directly on the maximum exploitation of the capabilities of small uncooled infrared and CMOS sensors, NIR tripwire sensors and IR Illuminators to "own the night". PHASE I: Will enhance, combine, and create uncooled infrared and CMOS sensors, sensor-based information fusion and decision algorithm(s) from (but not limited to) above description. Will provide specific and detailed testing plan focused on proving night vision applicability. Will conduct limited tests (artificial environments are permissible at this stage). PHASE II: Will conduct full real image ATR (aided target recognition) and data fusion tests. Will build and demonstrate functioning and utilizable prototype software and hardware system. System will perform successful coordination of agent activities for successful ATR. PHASE III: Commercialization of technology would involve all types of night surveillance by dispersed sensors (mobile or mounted, manned or unmanned, or any combination). T his would include border patrol, building and property security, and patrolling any large area such as a park or city neighborhood where perimeter fencing is inappropriate. Potentially, the above sensing system could even be used by canine patrols. REFERENCES: 1) Filipidus A, Jain L C, and Martin N, Fusion of intelligent agents for the detection of aircraft in SAR images, IEEE Trans. on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, vol.22, no.4, 378-384, April 2000. 2) Balcrak R and Jenkins D P, Uncooled focal plane arrays, 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2077-78, 1996. 3) Ukita N and Matsuyama T, Incremental observable-area modeling for cooperative tracking, Proceedings 15th Int. Conf. on Pattern Recognition, vol.4, 192-6, 2000. 4) Klir G and Wierman M, Uncertainty-Based Information: Elements of Generalized Information Theory, Physica-Verlag, 1999. KEYWORDS: Uncooled Infrared, Data Fusion, Soft Computing, Agents A02-096 TITLE: Automatic Target Detection and Tracking (ATD&T) Algorithms for Small Autonomous Projectiles TECHNOLOGY AREAS: Sensors ACQUISITION PROGRAM: Joint Service Small Arms Program Office, CCAC OBJECTIVE: To investigate an innovative, efficient and low complexity approach towards automatic target detection and tracking processes for small autonomous projectiles. DESCRIPTION: The future of small arms weapon systems may be the reality of small maneuverable projectiles to engage targets autonomously in-flight. This is possible due to the miniaturized integration of guidance and control, propulsion, and sensor technologies within a small arms projectile unit. However, smart projectiles appear in many different shapes, use different control devices (diverters, fins, canards), and follow different flight trajectories (stabilized vs spin). In addition, the sensors used for guidance are just as varied using day cameras, thermal imagers and radar. The Light Fighter Lethality (LFL) Seeker Projectile is one smart projectile that integrates the most difficult aerodynamic and sensory aspects: a fin-stabilized, line of sight trajectory that uses a Long Wave Infrared (LWIR) staring sensor. The LFL weapon system will be the lethality component of the 2025 Future Warrior. The LFL Seeker Projectile concept is based on the ability to achieve high probabilities of incapacitation for personnel targets using an autonomously maneuverable Projectile equipped with an on-board sensor for in-flight target detection. The LFL system is envisioned to be effective for targets that are standing, moving or in defilade. More information concerning the Projectile design and/or concept can be found in the references section of this topic. The objective of this SBIR will concentrate on the Automatic Target Detection and Tracking (ATD&T) algorithms that will detect the target from the sensor images to direct the projectile during the terminal guidance portion of its flight. Technical issues associated with this effort are the ability of the ATD&T algorithms to account for projectile spin and orientation relative to the personnel target, reducing false alarm targets through innovative image processing, fast target detection to provide sufficient time and range for projectile course correction and adapt to situations when the target is moving or in defilade. It must also be able to continually track the target after initial detection. Important consideration should be addressed to the performance limitations of the sensor. Size and cost factors will limit resolution and sensitivity of the on-board sensor. It is expected that the algorithm will take advantage of higher target resolution at the shorter ranges. The 4 sec time of flight, projectile characteristics, limited sensor performance, and unpredictable target behavior introduces some very challenging constraints on the ATD&T system. Innovative and creative solutions will be required to develop a practical and efficient concept. PHASE I: For the first phase of this SBIR, the contractor will provide a feasibility concept of operation for the Automatic Target Detection and Tracking process. The contractor will be provided with a six Degree of Freedom (6DOF) analysis of the flight trajectory of the LFL Seeker Projectile at the maximum and minimum engagement ranges, 500m and 150m respectively, including estimated turn-on information. As guidance only, suggested specifications for the sensor are as follows: 25 micron, 64 x 64 uncooled microbolometer staring array with an 8 x 8 degree field of view and 100-250mK sensitivity (30Hz, F/1). The image readout time is 800 microseconds. Implementation of time constraints for sensor calibration to minimize detector non-uniformity and sensor noise should be considered in the design. Elements to be included in Phase I are concept description, confidence level criteria used to evaluate target detection, predicted false alarm rate, operation timeline, estimated algorithm file size, memory and processing requirements and list of assumptions. Evaluation criteria will consist of technical merit, conformance and/or optimization of the design to the flight behavior of the projectile, and the ability to detect and adapt to standing, moving and targets in defilade. PHASE II: The ATD&T concept proposed in Phase I shall be developed and demonstrated within this phase. Operational timelines for the guidance and control unit and sensor imaging shall be provided and integrated into the ATD&T demonstration to evaluate overall LFL Projectile system compatibility. The demonstration can be conducted on a desktop personal computer with hardware equivalent to the processing requirements specified in Phase I. Hardware development within a breadboard-type environment that is representative of the size, power, and weight criteria proposed in Phase I is encouraged but not required. The goal of Phase II is to test and evaluate ATD&T operation and not hardware development. To evaluate the proposed algorithms, a minimum of 10 data set runs will be performed for both the minimum and maximum sensitivity values for a total of 20 evaluation runs. Algorithm input will be a sequence of simulated IR images (starting from sensor turn-on) that are representative of the LFL Projectile sensor. The specifications of the LFL Seeker Projectile sensor are as follows: 25 micron, 64 x 64 uncooled microbolometer staring array with an 8 x 8 degree field of view and 100-250mK sensitivity (30Hz, F/1). The simulation will accurately portray what the LFL Seeker Projectile sensor would see based on the 6DOF analysis provided in Phase I. The CECOM RDEC Night Vision & Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD), Fort Belvoir, VA, is currently developing the IR simulation that will provide this input. A target image to be used for Projectile download will also be provided. Output of the breadboard unit shall consist of the following information: time and range at which the target was detected, accuracy of target detection and tracking, number of algorithm iterations for each task, and false alarm rate. Parallel to the demonstration, representative video imagery of the ATD&T process shall be provided. Real-time or frame-by-frame viewing is encouraged to best visualize operation of the ATD&T process. A proof of concept demonstration concerning the use of the ATD&T algorithms to determine the optimal timing for fuse detonation of the warhead is also encouraged. PHASE III: This SBIR will have applications to any smart munition, regardless of size or complexity, and possibly missile efforts because of its flexibility to operate with different projectile flight characteristics and sensor specifications. If the ATD&T system in Phase II proves effective at short ranges for a fin-stabilized projectile with a medium performance infrared sensor, then it’s very possible that the same algorithms would be effective for non-spinning projectiles equipped with higher performance sensors. This would make the ATD&T system very advantageous to missile systems because they can support larger payloads for the sensor and electronics. The ATD&T system provides an accurate, simple, and low cost approach to reducing miss distance for maximizing lethality. It can be modified to provide fire and forget capability to laser-guided munitions or accelerate development of future smart autonomous munitions. Commercial markets are the Disaster Relief and Search and Rescue industries. By replacing the warhead with a payload, it would be possible to accurately deliver life saving supplies such as food or humanitarian aid to any desired location, no matter how small, possibly even in boats. The Search and Rescue industry could also benefit from such a device. They would have the capability to drop life-saving items, such as life rafts or fire extinguishers, near people stranded by flooding or fire to aid in rescue efforts. Civilian applications could be integration of the ATD&T system into futuristic household robots to provide an autonomous capability to “fetch” specific individuals or items within the house. Furthermore, due to its flexibility in operation, the ATD&T system is effective for smart projectiles launched from the ground and the air. REFERENCES: 1) Strohm, C., "Army Seeks Smart Projectile for Future Lightweight Weapon System", Army Times Magazine, May 7, 2001. 2) Dindl, F., Sadowski, L. "Light Fighter Lethality Technology", NDIA Small Arms Conference, August 2000. KEYWORDS: Light Fighter Lethality (LFL), Automatic Target Detection and Tracking (ATD&T), Uncooled Microbolometer, Infrared Simulation A02-097 TITLE: Robust Detection of Scatterable Minefields TECHNOLOGY AREAS: Sensors ACQUISITION PROGRAM: PM Mines, Countermines, Demolition OBJECTIVE: The work here will develop innovative processing techniques for the reliable airborne detection of surface mines and minefields in cluttered environments. The primary emphasis is on the development of processing algorithms to reliably detect low-density surface scatterable minefields in clutter from an unmanned airborne vehicle. DESCRIPTION: There has been considerable progress in sensor technology for airborne countermine applications. Promising sensing technologies, including high spatial resolution electro-optical (EO) sensors, and multi- and hyper-spectral EO sensors rapidly maturing. However, there has been relatively little progress in the development of processing techniques to reliably detect surface mines and minefields in this imagery. Reliable detection of patterned minefields is quite feasible, as the patterning in the mine deployment is a powerful classification clue. Detection of unpatterned (scatterable) minefields is much more difficult, and the reliable detection of these sorts of minefields is an unsolved problem. The problem is difficult because the minefields are extremely low-density, and not all mines have highly distinctive signatures. Even small amounts of clutter severely exacerbate this problem due to the very low density of the mines in a scatterable minefield. The unsolved problem is how to obtain appreciable signal processing gain over systems that only detect individual mines; it is believed that the solution will require the exploitation of spatial and spectral distributions in the background. NVESD, Countermine Division, Advanced Development Team will collect airborne data during FY02 using MidWave Infrared (MWIR), Long Wave Infrared (LWIR) and Laser sensors. The data will consist of different backgrounds, man-made and natural clutter, and mines (sizes ranging from 4" to 12", both metallic and non-metallic mines). A portion of this data will be available for the development of mine and minefield image processing. The contractor shall be required to develop and demonstrate a technique or techniques to detect several types of scatterable minefields. Some typical scatterable minefields are defined below: 1. Scatterable A: Uniformly scattered mines at a density of 0.01-0.05/sqm over a 100x100m area. 2. Scatterable B: One or two 35x100m "belts," each containing mines consistent with a "Volcano" deployment. 3. Scatterable C: 12 mines uniformly distributed over a 100x100m area, in a deployment consistent with a rocket-based deployment. The goal of the program is to demonstrate that the Unpatterned Surface Scatterable Minefields will be detected with the probability of detection of 85% while maintaining an acceptable false alarm rate, typically on the order of 0.5 false alarm per square kilometer (the specification requirements for the airborne programs). PHASE I: This phase will develop and implement processing techniques for the detection of surface scatterable minefields in clutter using data from infrared and laser airborne sensors. The contractor will be required to provide a feasibility analysis supporting the technique, including theoretical justification and preliminary test results using imagery from the collections referenced above. In this phase, the algorithm would be implemented in a suitable high-level language such as MATLAB. PHASE II: The task in Phase II is to further develop and refine the processing techniques conceived in Phase I, implement the processing as a software module for experimentation and analysis, and then measure the performance of the techniques on a realistic set of data from the planned collections. The utility and robustness of the processing would be verified by measurements of algorithm behavior on these data. The primary delivered product would be a thoroughly documented software prototype that may be tested in the field during subsequent data collections. A key step in detection algorithm research and innovation is the testing and refinement of algorithms for robustness, which can only be accomplished by subjecting them to data not previously seen. PHASE III: One candidate military application for the product of this SBIR would be in the development of humanitarian de-mining systems that could efficiently determine clear areas, so that the de-mining effort can be focused. The technology will also have use in remote sensing applications such as land-use surveys or surveys for extractive industries. KEYWORDS: Minefield Detection, Clutter, Scatterable Minefields Directory: osbp -> SBIR -> solicitations solicitations -> Army sbir 09. 1 Proposal submission instructions dod small Business Innovation (sbir) Program solicitations -> Navy sbir fy09. 1 Proposal submission instructions solicitations -> Army 16. 3 Small Business Innovation Research (sbir) Proposal Submission Instructions solicitations -> Air force 12. 1 Small Business Innovation Research (sbir) Proposal Submission Instructions solicitations -> Army 14. 1 Small Business Innovation Research (sbir) Proposal Submission Instructions solicitations -> Navy small business innovation research program submitting Proposals on Navy Topics solicitations -> Navy small business innovation research program solicitations -> Armament research, development and engineering center solicitations -> Army 17. 1 Small Business Innovation Research (sbir) Proposal Submission Instructions solicitations -> Navy 11. 3 Small Business Innovation Research (sbir) Proposal Submission Instructions Download 1.78 Mb. Share with your friends:
|